Where does “sigt” come from?

sigt (Danish) comes from German Sicht, from Middle High German siht, from Old High German siht, from Proto-West Germanic sihti, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sigt (Danish): sight, visibility; view, term; imperative of...

Definitions

  1. sight, visibility; view, term; imperative of...

Ancestry of “sigt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSichtview; sight; visibility
2Middle High Germansiht—
3Old High Germansiht—
4Proto-West Germanicsihtiseeing, sight
5Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sigt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →